This is one of the few Maple Syrup Farms left that still does things the old fashioned way...The tradition of harvesting syrup by tapping the trees in the winter in snowshoes, collecting the sugar water into aluminum pails, adding water and heat from a wood fire below the boilers to boil the sugar water. So much hard work and LOVE go into this process. Every bottle of maple syrup that goes on the tables at Sucrerie de la Montagne comes from the trees on that property. The rest get drizzled onto the snow outside the shack that tells you all about the process. You haven't lived till you've rolled your stick into the hard sticky ball that forms on top of the snow and tasted its delicious natural sweetness!
Just an hour WEST of Montreal, this is a beautiful afternoon that you will never forget. A real French Canadian experience. Make your reservation on-line or by phone call to secure a date and time. You don't have to pay till you arrive. It's about $100/family of 4. We also tipped our waiter Matthew $20 for taking such good care of us in the dining hall. The food in the dining hall is ALL-YOU -CAN -EAT and these guys mean it! With a guy on the fiddle, spoons and even a bandsaw people were tie tapping and dancing around.
Outside there is a bakery, sweet shack, gift house and even games on busy days. Allow about 2-3 hours for the afternoon.